"Yes — in a vague and unsatisfactory way, they do."
"Vague —?" said the naturalist.
"Not open and clear. But the other day in the street I was stopped by Mr. Brick —"
"Who is Brick?" said Mr. Herder.
"He is Ryle's lawyer. He stopped me a few days ago and told me there was one matter in the answer with which perhaps I would not be satisfied — which perhaps I should not think sufficiently full; but he said, he, who had drawn the answer, knew, personally, all about it; and he assured me that the answer in this matter granted all, and more, than I could gain in any other way; and that if I carried the proceedings further, in hopes to gain more for my client, the effect would only be an endless delay."
"Do they offer to give him something?" said the naturalist.
"The answer does make disclosures, which though, as I said, vague and imperfect, still promise to give him something."
"And you think it might be more?"
"Brick assures me, on his own knowledge, that by going on with the matter we shall only gain an endless lawsuit."
"What do you think, Wint'rop?"